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Earthquakes
Tremble and shake as you realise how we've linked to resources you'd usually spend your Sunday scouring the web for. Find out if your town's (UK only) been hit by an earthquake and find out what causes earthquakes.
CCTV footage
Three short pieces of footage displaying the real-life effects of an earthquake in Seattle, USA that measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale. Watch out for the employees cowering beneath the desk... This is first-rate stuff, very useful.
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Demonstration of what causes an earthquake
Well animated explanation of what causes earthquakes. Usual superior quality from the BBC here.
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Earthquake map of USA
Map to illustrate visually where the earthquake risk is greatest in the USA.
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Earthquake photographs
See photographic evidence of damage to buildings caused by earthquakes.
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Earthquakes
Investigate earthquakes in the UK. Find out the last place to be hit and view an interactive map of your local area to see where earthquakes have been reported. There are some useful images in the -education- section which will be useful when you are discussing plate tectonics! Enjoy.
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In-depth animation
Step-by-step reconstruction of a 1992 earthquake that hit both Puerto Rico and Bolivia. Clear and detailed explanatory text as well as animated images to clarify what is happening.
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Richter Scale - text description
We were looking for some nice images of earthquakes of different intensities. But no single site has this. So we have found this text description of Richter Scale effects instead and we guess your class can do the searching for images at each level instead...
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Video Montage
Great 45 seconds or so of earthquakes around the world. Plus four more earthquake-related movies. From the enormous National Geographic site.
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